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the wheatland world (wheatland, laramie county, wyo.) 1894-1921 — sea serpent

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1912-08-30
Location: wheatland, wyoming, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the wheatland world (wheatland, laramie county, wyo.) 1894-1921 · 1912-08-30 · page 08
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1912-08-30 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sea serpent”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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DON’T JOSH THE SEA SERPENT CAN the sea serpent be longer denied? Ie it the remnant ot a mon strous species supposedly ex tinct, or some adventurer from the deep sea lair ot a modern race of leviathans as yet undiscovered by •deuce? Such queries I have been flinging at some distinguished naturalists, with widely varying results, which I shall proceed to report at once, especially inasmuch as my Investigation brings to light the scientifically established fact that August Is our sea serpent saonth par excellence. “I incline rather to belief than to un belief in the moster,” Director Fred erick A. Lucas ot the American Mu •eum of Natural History told me.

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